Word of The Year

Word Of The Year

The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as Word(s) of the Year and abbreviated WOTY or WotY, refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year.

Read more about Word Of The Year:  American Dialect Society (U.S.), Global Language Monitor, Germany

Famous quotes containing the words word and/or year:

    “Lora May: Did you ever stop to think, Porter, that in over three years there’s one word we’ve never said to each other, even in fun.
    Porter: To you, I’m a cash register. You can’t love a cash register.
    Lora May: And I’m part of your inventory. You can’t love that either.”
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)

    “And year by year our memory fades
    From all the circle of the hills.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)